Wadsworth Reese, PLLC v. Siddoway & Co, PC

BRODY, Justice.

This appeal arises from the division of a three-member accounting firm, Siddoway, Wadsworth & Reese, PLLC. The three members of the firm were the personal professional corporations solely owned by each accountant. In early 2015, Reese PC signed a purchase agreement to buy a one-half interest in the client base of Siddoway PC for $200,000. This purchase agreement included an arbitration clause.

In August of 2015, Siddoway left the accounting firm, taking several employees and the clients' information with him. Following Siddoway's departure, the firm (now named Wadsworth Reese,…